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·April 27, 2015·5 min read

Brain Balances Perception and Action When Caught in an Illusion

A new study sets out to understand how the brain determines the location of nearby objects.

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·April 27, 2015·3 min read

Mustached Bats Use Both Sides of Brain to Process Sounds

A new study reports mustached bats use both sides of their brains to process different aspects of sounds.

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·April 24, 2015·3 min read

Becoming The Invisible Person

Researchers investigate how a perceptual illusion of being invisible affects physical stress response in social situations.

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·April 23, 2015·4 min read

Targeting Protein Pathway Could Provide New Alzheimer’s Treatments

Manipulating the rate at which APP is broken down is directly connected to tau levels in the brain, a new study reports.

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·April 23, 2015·4 min read

Connecting Places Causes Mental Maps to Merge

Researchers report on how our understanding of how local places connect geographically helps the brain to form a comprehensive global map.

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·April 22, 2015·5 min read

Stem Cell Researchers Go Out on a Limb for ALS

New research could provide a more effective way to study disease which affect motor neurons.

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·April 20, 2015·3 min read

Circadian Clock Measures Time of Day by Color of Light

According to a new study, the color of light has significant impact on our circadian clock.

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·April 17, 2015·3 min read

New Information Absorbed Best After A Good Night’s Sleep

Researchers report long term learning occurs after students have slept on new material.

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·April 16, 2015·4 min read

Some People May Be Genetically Susceptible to Noise Induced Hearing Loss

A new study reports some people may be more genetically susceptible to noise induced hearing loss than others.

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·April 15, 2015·5 min read

Complex Cognition Shaped the Stone Age Hand Axe

According to a new study, higher executive function was required to create a Lower Paleolithic hand axe.

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·April 14, 2015·2 min read

Study Contradicts Speculation That Playing Violent Video Games Cause Aggression in Autistic Adults

A new study reports, that despite much speculation, the effects of violent video games on aggression as similar for adults with and without autism.

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·April 7, 2015·6 min read

Scientists Find Molecular Trigger of Schizophrenia-Like Behaviors and Brain Changes

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a molecule in the brain that triggers schizophrenia-like behaviors, brain changes and global gene expression in an animal model.